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Monday, August 30, 2010

The Statue of Liberty

Have you been to the Statue of Liberty yet? I went for the first time ever on Saturday...'Attraversiamo', as Liz says in EAT PRAY LOVE (EPL) meaning 'Let's cross over'I'm always bla-bla-blaing about the Eiffel Tower so I thought it was time... Get ready to land PBers!Thar she is!YAHOO

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Oh, Carol, I remember when I climbed up to the top as a kid--the view is incredible from up there, but never again. I had such vertigo. I'm so glad you went! Love your sweet sketches of folks there. Great post!

Merci pour la visite! I was sure you would end with a photo of the Statue of Liberty in Paris at the end of Allee des Cygnes on the Pont de Grennelle, a gift from the American community living in Paris to the City of Paris. Maybe another time! Love your blog!

Carol, would you believe I lived in NYC for over 30 years, and never once set foot near the Statue of Liberty. I'm ashamed! Anyway, I do have a vintage photo of my Mom and her family, taken there. I posted about it a long time ago. See here if interested.

Me, too! And that's a really big deal for me, because I'm a left coaster. Just last Autumn! Our son is attending graduate school in New Jersey, we made the trip for a visit. I kept telling myself, "I'm standing here looking at the Statue of Liberty!" Sometimes we are just waaaay to practical, aren't we? We should have done it much sooner. In case you would like to see . . . my photos are here: http://thewickerpatio.blogspot.com/search/label/Statue%20of%20Liberty

yes, I have been before they closed itand my dad went years ago when you could go up in her TORCH!I walked up all the steps and when pulling on the bannister my ring fell off and dropped intothe endless pit never to be found. Jan

It's still on my list! However, I did climb then entire Washington Monument when I was 13 and it was still allowed. Our Girl Scout leader and her assistant climbed with us. I now realize they were middle aged when they did it and will be eternally grateful that they made the sacrifice so that we could climb it. LOVE your painting of the umbrella-d couple!

"La Liberté éclairant le monde" - even when you "only" cross your hometown's waters, do you manage to connect to France! The wonderful gift of the people of France, Frédéric Bartholdi's Liberty - has there ever been a more significant gift from one people to another?

@merisi said...The wonderful gift of the people of France,Frédéric Bartholdi's Liberty - has there ever been a more significant gift from one people to another?Ahem...yes there has in fact and many, many have crossed the water Merisi.THE MACARON bien sur!

You hit the nail on the head today! "let's cross over!" I love it - there are two cities in our family which get talked about a lot - Paris by me and NYC by my hubby. Our favourites. A trip to see the lovely lady is truly a treat. I love the way you have captured her in your painting :)

I went back when I was in 4th grade WAY before 9/11. We could have climbed to the top but my teachers were lazy so just looked at it from below. Maybe because I'm from the city it just didn't seem like a big deal to me. I much prefer the Staten Island Ferry!

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Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it but now tripping over cobblestones on l'Ile Saint-Louis In Paris. Savor Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
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